User Environment Control Server for Activity-Based Home Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies for controlling home appliances and air conditioning devices require manual input for setting user environments, lacking the ability to anticipate and automatically adjust settings based on detected user activities.
Innovation Solution
A server system that detects user activities, stores environment data, and automatically controls home appliances and air conditioning devices by recalling previously set conditions when the same activity is detected again, including temperature and music settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual input is used to set user environment parameters, then the system can achieve precise temperature and music settings, but the operation convenience deteriorates as users must repeatedly input commands
Solution Approach 1:
The server stores user environment settings (temperature, music) in advance associated with detected user activities. When the same activity is detected again, the pre-stored settings are automatically retrieved and applied, eliminating the need for repeated manual input while maintaining precise temperature control
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects user activities and retrieves corresponding environment settings without requiring user intervention. The server self-services by matching detected activities with stored preferences and automatically controlling home appliances, reducing manual operation while preserving setting precision
2Ease of operation
If automatic detection and control systems are implemented, then operation convenience is improved, but device complexity increases due to multiple sensors and processing components
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary that centralizes the complexity of activity detection and environment control. Instead of distributing complex detection and control logic across multiple devices, the server consolidates these functions, managing the relationship between user activities, stored settings, and home appliance control, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high automation
3Productivity
If user activities are detected and stored for automatic control, then productivity is improved through automated environment adjustment, but loss of time increases due to data processing and matching operations
Solution Approach 1:
User environment settings are stored in advance and organized by user activity type. When an activity is detected, the system performs a simple lookup of pre-organized data rather than processing raw information in real-time, significantly reducing data processing time while maintaining high productivity through automated environment adjustment
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AI summary
Disclosed is a server including a communication module and a control module. The communication module is configured to acquire first activity information of at least one user activity from an electronic device or a smart device outside the server. The communication module may then acquire device information corresponding to the at least one user activity based on the acquired first activity information. The control module is configured to generate environment control information corresponding to the at least one user activity and to acquire second activity information of a new user activity after the at least one user activity is acquired. The control module further configured to detect environment control information corresponding to the user activity in the generated environment control information, and to control the smart device based on device information corresponding to the detected environment control information among the acquired device information through the communication module.